Improvement in rear-sight bases for fire-arms



F. W. HWE.

Sight for Fire-Arms. No. 46,000. Patented Jan. 24', T865.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' FREDERIC W. HoWE, oE rRovIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

V Specification fonning part of Letters Patent No. 46,000, dated Januarynfl, 1865.

To all whom' 2lb Emy concern.-

Beit known that I, F. W. HOWE, of Providence, in the State" of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful 'Improvement in the Rear- SightlBase for Fire-Arms, andl dovhere* .by declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being h'ad to th'eaccompany'ingdrawings, making part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a side elevation thereof asapplied; Fig. A2, a cross and Fig. 8 a longitudinal section'. I y

Y The samelettersindicatelikeparts in all the 4In theac'companying'drawings, a represents a part of the barrel of abreech-loading musvket, and b part of the breech. A little forward of the breech the barrel .and stock' are A formed with a recess, as represented at c, Fig. j 3, and by dotted lines in Fig. 2, which recess or4 groove extends all around, the two sides thereof being parallel and presenting square To this recess is fitted a band Amade in .two parts, d d, .each extending from the central line at the top of the barrel to the central line at the bottom of the stock, and nearly vtouching each yother at both places. They are secured in place and to each other by a. screwpassing through one side and the stock and' tapped into the other; and they are further secured to each other at the top and bottom-in the following manner: At .top they are formed each with a projectingear, e, the

two being parallel, and at such distance apart as to receive between them the rear sight, f,

i)'vhich turns on a fulcrum-pin, g, which is the screw that connects the two parts of the band d d at top. At bottom they are formed in like' manner with projecting ears h h, not so far apart, to receive between them the swivel i for the backfstrap, and the screw j forms the fulcrum on which the said swivel turns, and

which at the same time forms the fastening of the two parts of the band at bottom.

-By the above mode of construction the band answers several purposes:` First, it forms a strong and simple'base for the rear sight. It

secures in an efficient manner the barrel to the stoel, and at the same timetakes the place of a stud, screw, and washer heretofore required to prevent the displacement of the parts by the recoil in firing, and it avoids the necessity of an extra part to hold the swivel for the back-strap.

Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire toV secure by Letters Patent, is

. 1. The employment of a band made in two parts and iitted to av recess or groove in the outer surface of the barrel and stock, and secured as described, in combination with the barrel, stock,'and rear sight, as described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the said band made in two parts,and fitted to a recess or groove in the barrel and stock, and secured as described, incombination with the back-strap swivel, as described, and for thel purpose set forth.

FREDERIC XV. HOWE.

Witnesses:

HENRY MARTIN, v AGBERT M. HEwI'rr. 

